Planisphere sur la Projection de Mercator. Dresse par A. Brue, Geographe. Reoue par E. Levasseur, Membre de l'Institut, Institut Geographique de Paris. Ch. Delagrave & Cie. Editeurs de la Societe de Geographie. 58 Rue des Ecoles. Atlas Universel en 67 feuilles No. 16.
Shows ocean currents and limits of sea ice and snow. Relief shown by hachures. The last edition seen of the Brue Atlas Universal which began in 1822. There is an attempt to improve the American maps from the 1866 edition, but they are still ridiculously outdated. Nonetheless, this is a handsome reli...
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Summary: | Shows ocean currents and limits of sea ice and snow. Relief shown by hachures. The last edition seen of the Brue Atlas Universal which began in 1822. There is an attempt to improve the American maps from the 1866 edition, but they are still ridiculously outdated. Nonetheless, this is a handsome relic of what was once a great atlas. Full color. British Museum - World, p. 393. |
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